Pail for holding minnows, frogs, and other live bait



Patented Aug. 26, 1930 V JULIUS BERGRE'N,

E. BURT, or mmnnarorrsfnnmnso'rx PAII FOR HOLDING MINNows, r3068. AND OTHER LIVE AIT My invention relates to pails for holding minnows, frogs and other live bait. It has for-its object to provide a double set of containers, the, outer one imperforate and the 6 inner one perforate, which are held together so as to be readily separable, and to provide means for permitting the hand to be inserted into the perforate container while maintain ing the same closed against escape of the bait.

I 10 Itis a principal object of my invention to so construct the containers in order that the inner conta ner may be removed from the outer container and immersed in the water v purpose of etter cons of lake, stream orriver .forthe lfigiving the bait fresh water and,

ditions to keep it alive. It is, also an object of my invention to employ the inner container r as a lure by immersing it in deep water in the path of large fish who are attracted by the I I 9 school of small live fish or bait'in the container and may thereby be brought near to the fishing lures andmoreeasily caught. V

The full objects and advantages of my in v I vention will appear in connection Withthe do tailed description thereof, and the novel features of the invention are particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings illustrating an applica- .tion of'myinvention, i Q 1 is an elevatioal I 30 view .partlyin section'o an-apparatus embodying'my invention. Fig. 2 is a partial plan viewed from above with some parts. broken away; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional plan of'a portionfof the periphery of the in- I Anouter container may bean ordinary pail of galvanized iron or otherrust-proof "metal provided with a bail. for carrying the same. The pail will, however, be formed With a re-enfo rcing'flange 12 which is turned horidescribed.- 'The inner container comprises cylindrical walls 16.with a bottom 17' secured I thereto by mean'sflof an upturned annular flange 18 and an annular'top plate 19 provida ner container withparts thereofbroken away; hatmanner th /sp gs a e d i zontally inward to form an annular'horizon roove seat as indicated top plate;19 extends beyondtlie' limits of the or MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESO A, A SSIGNOR or olvnrnimn zro a want htmihfidi apertu e 20-.

perforate cylindrical shell 1 and jammed back upon itself and upon said shell as cated at,21, thus forming the flange 15 heretofore referredto. This construction and ar-' a rangement isp js'uch that. when the: inner container is seated within the outer container, the" flange 15'.will;fal1 within the groove14 so as, to

make a level joint as indicated at 22 in bail-23 issecuredto' thetop of theannular on said top. 1

f'The circ'ular'openingiin" the top ineinber19 .is'suii'icientIy.llargegft'oiladmit either or hands. It i s a feature otmy inventiQ t0 v x provide" means closing this top against the escapeoftheflive bait therein and at'thefsiaine time, "such asfwill, permit a the introduction of the 'liandsfl The closure is provided by ainulzontally across the 'cirCuIaropening QQQ f A convenient means for holding. these" springs normally taut condition isl'by means of plates 26'indicate'd in dotted lines'fon which are "secured onthe' underside of the fver' member 19 means of Staples Qfl; i it i tiplicity oifcoile'dspring's 'exte'nding hori annular top '1 9fby man er screws-27 prefer ably countersu'iik fin the-top-wallof annulan I pl-ate lQ. As shown in"Fig. 3, aseriesof' notches 28 r'e 'cut out ofthe edge of 1ate ,26;

and th material is turhediback to form hooks as ind-icatedat'29 in dottedlineson Fig. '3and at30' iii'Fig. 1i Thesecurin rings 32 ofthe springs 25 are carriediover die hooks 30 and across the opening 20,. the lassembling being effected byffasteiiing the plates 26 in position havebeen assembledon-the plates; a The a dvamage's' and mea n's ofoperation of practicalto immerse it' inv live water," tlfe two containers will "be? kept assembled as shown; in -'-Fig. 1, the water being, 'carriedio'f" is desirable and practicable-tofput 'thefbait' in} bymeans'ofthe screws 27' after the springs course in-both containers-f When, .ho'vveveiffit' live water, it is on'ly necessary",to' withdraw' J 'the inn r-matainer"frdfiith outercontainer and drop it or suspend it in whatever live water may be desired. For the purpose of holding the inner container in the live water at the surface thereof, as for example, on the lake shore or adjacent a boat while fishing it is preferably provided with an annular airtig t float construction indicated at 33. This W111 be of such size as to counterbalance the wei ht of the container and hold it'at the leve of the water. 3

It is often desirable to keep the live bait while fishing operations are going on in relatively deep water. It has the double advantage of maintaining the bait in relatively cool water and also acting as a lure to draw fish to the spot. It has been found that when minnows particularly of the shiner type, are so immersed in deep water they will appear through the perforations in the pail to be swimming in a school, and this will have the efi'ect of attracting large fish. These fish when swimming about will see the bait on the hooks of the fisherman and more efi'ectivefishing will result. If the inner container is made a without the float 33 secured to the inside of the cylindrical perforated shell 16, it will drop to the desired depth of its own weight. If the float is employed and it is desired to signature.

JULIUS BERGREN.

sink the bait container a weight of lead or other metal may be inserted in the container to. cause it to sink. The live bait in the container cannot escape even when the container is immersed in deep water. At the same time, the closure formed with a series of springs makes it a simple matter to insert one or both hands through the circular opening for the purpose of withdrawing bait.

I claim:

1. A live bait receptacle comprising a perforate container, a cover for the container formed with an aperture therethrough and a multiplicity of coiled springs extending across said aperture so as to block egress of bait from the container and permit entrance of the hand for removing the bait.

2 A live bait receptacle comprising a perforate container, a cover for the container formed of a sheet metal plate having an aperture therethrough, a plate secured to said cover plate on each side of said aperture and each provided with a multiplicity of hooks and a multi licity of elastic members secured at their en s to said hooks so as to extend across said aperture and block egress of live bait from the said container and'permit .entrance of the hand for removing the bait.

3. ,A live bait receptacle comprising a perforate container, a cover for the container formed of a sheet metal plate having an aperture therethrough, a plate secured to said cover plate on each side of said aperture and each provided with a multiplicity of hooks, and. a multiplicity of coiled springs having fastening extensions secured to said hooks on IOU 

